History of Python

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1. Creation: Python was created by Guido van Rossum in the late 1980s. He started working on it during Christmas 1989 while he was at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in the Netherlands. He wanted to create a language that was easy to read and write.
2. Inspiration: The name “Python” comes from the British comedy show “Monty Python’s Flying Circus”. Guido van Rossum was a fan of the show and wanted a name that was short, unique, and a bit mysterious.
3. Early Development: Python was first released in 1991. It was designed to be simple and easy to understand, using fewer lines of code compared to other languages like C++ or Java.
4. Growth: Over the years, Python has grown and evolved. It has had several major versions:
  • Python 1.0 was released in 1994.
  • Python 2.0 came out in 2000, introducing many new features.
  • Python 3.0 was released in 2008, which was not backward-compatible with Python 2.0.
5. Popularity: Today, Python is one of the most popular programming languages in the world. It’s used by big tech companies, small businesses, and hobbyists alike for web development, data analysis, artificial intelligence, and more.
Here is a list of major Python versions along with their release dates:
Python 1.x:
  • Python 1.0: January 1994
Python 2.x:
  • Python 2.0: October 2000
  • Python 2.1: April 2001
  • Python 2.2: December 2001
  • Python 2.3: July 2003
  • Python 2.4: November 2004
  • Python 2.5: September 2006
  • Python 2.6: October 2008
  • Python 2.7: July 2010 (End-of-life: January 2020)
Python 3.x:
  • Python 3.0: December 2008
  • Python 3.1: June 2009
  • Python 3.2: February 2011
  • Python 3.3: September 2012
  • Python 3.4: March 2014
  • Python 3.5: September 2015
  • Python 3.6: December 2016
  • Python 3.7: June 2018
  • Python 3.8: October 2019
  • Python 3.9: October 2020
  • Python 3.10: October 2021
  • Python 3.11: October 2022
  • Python 3.12: October 2023
  • Python 3.13: Planned for October 2024

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